Adam Sweeting

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Former features editor of Melody Maker, Adam has written on rock, classical music and television for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, Uncut, Classic FM and Gramophone, and on motor-racing for Motorsport. He co-founded The Virtual Television Company, which made Mr Rock'n'Roll (Channel 4), Pavarotti: The Last Tenor (BBC2 Arena) and Imagine - Nigel Kennedy (BBC One)

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Pam & Tommy, Disney+ review - the infamous sex tape that went global Wednesday, 02 February 2022 Read more...	Belfast review - coming of age amid the terror of the Troubles Tuesday, 01 February 2022 Read more...
The Teacher, Channel 5 review - inappropriate behaviour in the school environment Tuesday, 01 February 2022 Read more...	The Responder, BBC One review - the loneliness of the long-distance copper Tuesday, 25 January 2022 Read more...
Long Promised Road review - another attempt to probe the fragile genius of Brian Wilson Saturday, 22 January 2022 Read more...	Nightmare Alley review - a dazzling trip through a heart of darkness Friday, 21 January 2022 Read more...
Munich: The Edge of War review - Jeremy Irons excels in a revisionist portrait of Neville Chamberlain Tuesday, 18 January 2022 Read more...	Rules of the Game, BBC One review - feminist workplace drama topples into farce Thursday, 13 January 2022 Read more...
Witch Hunt, All 4 review - dark deeds and dirty money Saturday, 08 January 2022 Read more...	The Tourist, BBC One review - gripping Outback thriller from the Williams brothers Sunday, 02 January 2022 Read more...
A Very British Scandal, BBC One review - the wild life and times of the Duchess of Argyll Monday, 27 December 2021 Read more...	The Amazing Mr Blunden, Sky Max / The Mezzotint, BBC Two reviews - blundering Blunden eclipsed by M R James Friday, 24 December 2021 Read more...
The Girl Before, BBC One review - high-tech dream home contains many a heartache Monday, 20 December 2021 Read more...	Landscapers, Sky Atlantic review - Olivia Colman and David Thewlis star as a pair of convicted killers Wednesday, 08 December 2021 Read more...
You Don't Know Me, BBC One review - true love meets inner-city crime wave Tuesday, 07 December 2021 Read more...	Hellbound, Netflix review - supernatural assassins usher in an age of terror Friday, 03 December 2021 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Pam & Tommy, Disney+ review - the infamous sex tape that went global

Belfast review - coming of age amid the terror of the Troubles

The Teacher, Channel 5 review - inappropriate behaviour in the school environment

The Responder, BBC One review - the loneliness of the long-distance copper

Long Promised Road review - another attempt to probe the fragile genius of Brian Wilson

Nightmare Alley review - a dazzling trip through a heart of darkness

Munich: The Edge of War review - Jeremy Irons excels in a revisionist portrait of Neville Chamberlain

Rules of the Game, BBC One review - feminist workplace drama topples into farce

Witch Hunt, All 4 review - dark deeds and dirty money

The Tourist, BBC One review - gripping Outback thriller from the Williams brothers

A Very British Scandal, BBC One review - the wild life and times of the Duchess of Argyll

The Amazing Mr Blunden, Sky Max / The Mezzotint, BBC Two reviews - blundering Blunden eclipsed by M R James

The Girl Before, BBC One review - high-tech dream home contains many a heartache

Landscapers, Sky Atlantic review - Olivia Colman and David Thewlis star as a pair of convicted killers

You Don't Know Me, BBC One review - true love meets inner-city crime wave

Hellbound, Netflix review - supernatural assassins usher in an age of terror

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